|
Wheelbase |
98.0 in. |
|
Track Width (Front/Rear) |
56.3/57.0 in. |
|
Overall Length |
175.3 in. |
|
Overall Width |
69.6 in. |
|
Height |
49.8 in. |
|
Curb Weight |
3,050 lbs. |
You may remember
that Mid-Years were some of the hottest commodities on the automotive market
in the late 1980's, with prices of big-blocks reaching close to $100,000.
Then the recession hit, and the bottom fell out of the L71, L89, and L88 market.
"The small-blocks didn't suffer nearly so bad," said Mike Vietro, owner of
Corvette Mike in Anaheim, California,
and Plymouth, Massachusetts. "They maybe dropped only 10% to 15%. Some of
the $100,000 big-blocks went down as far as 50- to 60-grand." But anyone looking
for a Mid-Year can tell you, the prices have been creeping back up recently,
almost to 1989 levels.
So
is there a bargain of the bunch? "The 1964's are still the bargain," said
Vietro. "I recently sold a nice '64 for the low $20,000's; there's no way
you could touch a '65, '66, or '67 for anything in the '20's." What makes
the 1964 Sting Ray the forgotten classic it is? According to Corvette Mike,
it's a combination of things. "They're definitely the odd year. The styling
is not nearly nice at the '66, '66 and '67's. The hubcaps are some of the
ugliest ever made. The horizontal louvers on the side don't look as good.
They were OK on the '63's, but they had the hood accent grill to match it.
In '64, with the hood